Mike Bloomberg’s ‘communism’ attack on Sanders hit home but could have been stronger

At Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, Mike Bloomberg absolutely savaged Bernie Sanders’s support for socialism. It was beautiful to watch. But parts of the former New York City mayor’s economic argument could have been more clearly articulated.

“I can’t think of a way that would make it easier for Donald Trump to get reelected than listening to this conversation,” Bloomberg said. “It’s ridiculous. We’re not going to throw out capitalism. … We tried that, other countries tried that, it was called communism, and it just didn’t work.”